Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The holder of a licence may, before it ceases to be in force, apply to the Minister for the renewal of the licence.
(2) The Minister, on payment of the prescribed fee, must renew the licence if satisfied that–
(a) the applicant has complied with the conditions of the licence in the previous 5 years; and
(b) the holder of the licence has not been convicted of any offence under this Act, any other Act or a corresponding law which the Minister considers relevant to the holding of a licence; and
(c) the applicant is not disqualified from holding the licence; and
(d) there are no environmental or resource constraints on doing so; and
(e) the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold the licence; and
(ea) the applicant is, in the case of a natural person who is applying for the renewal of a licence for commercial purposes, an adult; and
(f) the applicant has paid the appropriate, levies, fees and charges; and
(g) it is appropriate to do so.
(3) If the Minister is not satisfied as required under subsection (2), the Minister may –
(a) renew the licence subject to any condition the Minister considers appropriate; or
(b) refuse to renew the licence.
(4) Also, in the case of a fish processing licence, the Minister may refuse to renew the licence if–
(a) the Minister is satisfied that any place, vessel or vehicle to which the licence relates has not been used to process fish within the previous 2 years; or
(b) the Secretary of a Department administering any Act relating to public health advises the Minister not to renew the licence.
(5) If the application for the renewal of the licence is not determined by the Minister before the day on which it ceases to be in force, it is, despite section 80, taken to continue in force until it is renewed or its renewal is refused under this section.